Vermeer's Little Street: A View of the Penspoort in Delft
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Rating | : | 4.18 (799 Votes) |
Asin | : | 9491714708 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 84 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-06-11 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book describes an incredible detective story: the story of the exact location of Vermeer’s famous “Little Street” which has occupied art historians for centuries. The discovery sheds new light on Vermeer’s life and work, and his family.. Executed circa 1657–58, and depicting a quiet street, typical of a Dutch Golden Age town, this painting is one of Vermeer’s most beloved. Did Vermeer paint his own house, a view of someone else’s house, or did he invent the composition? Frans Grijzenhout, Professor of Art History at th